Jennifer L. Rowland, PhD, PT, MPH ; and Glen W. White, PhD
Abstract
Pain is a commonly reported problem for people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs), affecting up to two-thirds of this population. Because of post-injury mobility and sensory limitations, this group is at risk for decreased quality of life, including the limited ability to perform […]

Brian Mutchler, PsyD; Michael Ellwood, PhD; Brenda Scott, PhD; Cathy Williams-Sledge, PsyD; and William Carne, PhD
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The interplay between depression and pain is noted in clinical settings. Nearly 1 in 5 persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) report pain. The pain-depression relationship was examined in patients with SCI at a Veterans Administration Medical Center by reviewing […]

Barbara Schoen, MA; Kathie J. Albright, PhD; and Claire Kalpakjian, PhD
Abstract
Qualitative data from in-depth interviews of 50 women with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) were analyzed with particular attention to its impact on social networks. Data was extracted from a pool of qualitative information collected in the context of a larger study examining stress over […]

Reports continue to come in regarding how persons with disabilities fared in the aftermath of Katrina in the New Orleans area. New Mobility magazine reported that a number of wheelchair users were evacuated without their wheelchairs, while others were placed on bridges or underpasses for up to 12 hours without a cushion to sit […]

The Disability Rights Advocates recently announced its annual Turkey and Eagle awards. Eagle awards go to businesses or individuals who have promoted disability rights, while Turkey awards go to those who have been insensitive to disability issues. A 2005 Eagle award went to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, for designing and promoting universal home […]

Irmo Marini, PhD
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has released a report citing a study showing that performers with disabilities are significantly under-represented in the entertainment industry, and explains how these actors are often reluctant to ask producers for even minor accommodations. Findings showed that less than 2% of television show characters display a disability, […]

Lauri Yablick, PhD
Chuck and Nancy Merbitz are this association’s love story––at least the one that went public. And that was to have been the focus of this profile, with bits about each of them building to a crescendo of met, married, and lived happily ever after.
Sorry, wrong writer. Nancy realized it first, listening to […]

Rebecca Adcock, PhD

In January 2006 the AASCIPSW Clinical Practice Committee (CPC) suggested Reading List was placed on the Website and later sent to members via email. We are privileged to have Sara Klaas, MSW, C-ASWCM on the committee. She works at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago, Illinois and added some additional relevant […]

Susan Campbell, MSW, LSW
During the middle ages, a hospice was a place of shelter––usually provided by monastic orders––for pilgrims or other travelers in need of lodging. In keeping with the spirit of caring in these offers of hospitality, the word hospice has been used for at least a century to describe facilities devoted to the […]

Eva Miller, PhD
Why is it that some people adjust rather quickly to acute spinal cord injury (SCI) and others never really overcome the effects of the overwhelming and often devastating aftermath of the sudden onset of SCI? Why is it that people like Christopher Reeve generate billions of dollars for stem cell research and […]